Word: proletariat
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Dates: during 1883-1883
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...even surpasses half of all the students. These scholarships tempt many boys to enter the university who really have no business to be there. The son of well-to-do parents is rarely seen there - now less so than ever, since the universities have become the rendezvous of the proletariat that clamors first for bread and then for patriotic deeds. The name of student has become a by-word with the lower classes of Russia, and the St. Petersburg student must take care not to betray his calling in the street if he would be safe from occasional maltreatment...